ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139569
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| Date: | Friday 7 July 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Chance Vought XF7U-1 Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | Chance Vought |
| Registration: | 122474 |
| MSN: | 03 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 8 mi NE of Solomons Island, MD -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK) |
| Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine explosion during flight exhibition. Vought test pilot W. Paul Thayer ejects, parachutes into two feet of water. Airframe impacts on island in the Patuxent River, near Drum Point, MD.
Sources:
The Evening Star 7 July 1950, p1
AAIR
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries13.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2011 08:35 | ThW | Added |
| 17-Aug-2022 11:49 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2022 06:08 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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